As our church family has embraced the return to our community connections we are again facing new variant threats. It feels like a kind of twisted déjà vu when our world felt so close to emerging from this pandemic. I feel reassured that the leaders of the COVID taskforce have been vigilant and flexible…
DetailsHello Families! For the month of August we will continue with Activity Time fun and games beginning from 9:45am until the end of worship. On August 22 and 29, Activity Time will be extended until noon as we celebrate the Installation of Rev. Bromleigh McCleneghan and host our Time & Talent Fair. All children over the age of…
DetailsVisiting Ray Meeks After Two Years I had not visited Ray Meeks in almost two years because of COVID. I saw him again July 27, and so much has happened since then. As a reminder, Ray has been on death row since 1974. He spent that time at Florida State…
DetailsFor newcomers to UCG, the Mommy Reads program is a ministry that collects new children’s books and takes them to the women’s prison at the Florida Women’s Reception Center (FWRC) just north of Ocala. We record mothers and grandmothers there reading the books, and then send the books and recordings to their children on the…
DetailsBromleigh McCleneghan’s installation service is on Sunday, August 22. “Installation” is sort of a funny word to use for the ceremony in which we officially welcome a new minister into our congregation. I remember hearing jokes about plugging in former minister Vince Amlin as we prepared for his installation years ago. At any rate, it’s…
DetailsYour church needs you! Join a Board or Committee and make a difference in the life of UCG. There will be an online sign-up starting in the August 10th E-vents and continuing each Tuesday through August 31st. On Sunday, August 29th, we are planning to have an in-person Time & Talent Fair once again! See the descriptions…
DetailsWe encourage everyone to keep up with their pledges to enable us to move through the summer with adequate cash flow. Pledge and Overall Income continue on pace with overall expenses, but we will see the latter ramp up this fall. We realize that this year has been challenging for many, while others have been…
DetailsThe members of the PPP Subcommittee come equally from five broad areas within the church. The current boards and committees have been grouped together to form the five areas of spiritual, business and facilities, youth and children, connection, and outreach and justice. Jim White serves as non-voting facilitator and Bromleigh McCleneghan serves as the minister liaison.…
DetailsHello Families! Each Summer Sunday we have Activity Time fun and games from 9:45 until the end of the Sunday Seminar. Advanced online registration is required for children on the nursery side only (birth through preschool). We are capping that registration at 10. If you decide not to attend please change your rsvp so someone else…
DetailsThe Covid Advisory Team is still at work, collecting reliable data every week so that we can make science-based recommendations to the leadership for how to safely re-emerge as a congregation. We are constantly updating the UCG Pandemic Response Guidelines and the latest version (dated June 17, 2021) includes masking guidance for small groups. The…
DetailsHere is the inspiring collection of Sunday Seminars for July. Each will be live in Reimer Hall or available on Zoom at 11:15am. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385, Passcode: 1624. July 4 – No Seminar July 11 – “Integrating Being and Doing; Moving Away From Event-Based Spirituality” – Steven Lawson, creator of the…
DetailsThe youth of UCG represented you all with honor this week during their annual Work Tour. 18 of our teens gathered last week for our first “Hometown Work Tour.” By day, we worked with Rebuilding Together on two homes, one in Archer and one in Alachua. By night, we gathered, ate, played, connected, and slept…
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